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Property Income Fund Continuous Disclosure Notice – 30 September 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) requires
responsible entities of unlisted property schemes in which retail
investors invest to provide a statement addressing six benchmarks
and eight disclosure principles. These benchmarks and disclosure
principles are contained in ASIC Regulatory Guide 46: Unlisted
property schemes – Improving disclosure for retail investors.
This document has been prepared by Australian Unity Property
Limited (AUPL) as the Responsible Entity of the Property Income
Fund (Fund) to update investors on the information relevant to the
benchmark and disclosure principles. This document should be read
in conjunction with the latest Annual Report for the Fund, available
from our website australianunityinvestments.com.au. Alternatively,
you can call us on 13 29 39 for a free copy.
This document is dated 30 September 2012 and was issued on
1 November 2012. The financial information in this Continuous
Disclosure Notice is extracted from the Fund’s accounting and
property management records as at 30 September 2012 and is
based upon unaudited financial records unless stated otherwise.
The Fund’s composition and diversity will change over time as
assets are acquired or disposed and tenancies are re-let.
Disclosure principles and Benchmarks 1 to 3
Disclosure principles and Benchmarks 1 to 3 do not apply as the
Fund has no direct borrowings, and does not intend to borrow in
the future.
Portfolio diversification
Disclosure Principle 4 – Portfolio diversification
The Fund generally invests in direct property real estate, unlisted
property trusts and listed Australian REITs
The properties held directly or through unlisted trusts or listed
Australian REITs generally include (but are not limited to) the
following property sectors:
� Commercial (e.g. office buildings)
� Retail (e.g. shopping centres)
� Industrial (e.g. warehouses)
� Healthcare (e.g. hospitals or medical centres)
The Fund’s property portfolio is diversified by geographic location
and sector to help reduce risk.
Typically the Fund invests 40-70% of its assets in direct property and
unlisted property trusts, 20-50% in listed Australian REITs, with the
balance held in cash and similar investments.
Asset allocation at 30 September 2012
Asset ($m)
Direct property (includes related assets)
49.95 40.39%
Unlisted property 39.34 31.80%
Listed Australian REITs 32.01 25.88%
Cash and cash equivalents 2.39 1.93%
Total 123.69 100.00
Portfolio composition
Direct Property Portfolio
Property Details Tenancy Details Valuation Details
Major Tenant(s) All Tenants
Address
Lettab
le Area
(square m
etres)
Nam
e
% of Property by area
Number of Tenan
ts
Occupan
cy Rate %
(by area)
Weighted Average
Lease Expiry (years)
1
Current Valuation($m)
Valuation Date
Independent Valuer
Cap
italisation
Rate %
Book Value
($m)
40 Allara Street, Canberra, ACT 5,830 AusAid 52 9 100 3.37 19.90 Sep 12 CBRE 9.25 19.90
98 Ingleston Road, Wakerley, QLD 6,254 Vacant 0 0 0 0 7.75 Dec 11 Knight Frank 9.50 7.94
Salisbury Cinema Complex, SA 5,286 Salisbury Cinemas (trading as Hoyts)
64 10 100 1.65 6.50 Dec 11 CBRE 10.00 6.62
65 Beverage Drive, Tullamarine, VIC 6,250 Kings Transport 100 1 100 1.75 5.30 Jun 12 JLL 9.00 5.30
15 Telford Place, Arundel, QLD 2,057 Vodafone 100 1 100 2.73 5.20 Jun 12 Savills 9.50 5.20
11 Dansu Court, Hallam, VIC 4,559 Dayco Australia 100 2 100 6.64 5.00 Mar 12 JLL 8.25 5.00
Total (T)/
Weighted Average (A)
23
(T)
79.32
(A)
3.07
(A)
49.65
(T)
9.29
(A)
49.96
(T)
Notes
1. Weighted Average Lease Expiry by base rental income.
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0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
% of gross passing rental income
Year of lease expiry
Direct property lease expiry profile by income
Key Direct Property Portfolio Statistics
Direct Property Geographic Allocation by Value
Direct Property Sector Diversity
by Value
Direct Property Top 5 Tenants
by Income
■ ACT 1 asset 40.08% ■ Industrial 4 assets 46.82% ■ AusAid 24.46%
■ VIC 2 assets 20.75% ■ Office 1 asset 40.08% ■ Vodafone 15.83%
■ QLD 2 assets 26.08% ■ Retail 1 asset 13.10% ■ Kings Transport 9.73%
■ SA 1 asset 13.09%
■ Salisbury Cinemas (trading as Hoyts)
9.64%
■ Department of Land & Property Services
9.36%
■ Others 19.73%
■ Vacancy 11.25%
Property development
We believe the Fund can enhance its existing properties and add
further value to investors through selective exposure to property
development. In managing the Fund’s property portfolio, we may
refurbish or redevelop properties from time to time as required.
Material property developments will only be undertaken where
substantial pre-commitments to lease are in place and
development risk is appropriately mitigated.
There are no development projects in the Fund as at the date of
this document.
Exposure to listed Australian REITs
Investment ($m)
Australian Unity Property Securities Fund1 28.20
Australian Unity A-REIT Fund 3.81
Total 32.01 1 The Australian Unity Property Securities Fund gains exposure to listed property
securities via the Australian Unity A-REIT Fund.
Unlisted property portfolio
Investment ($m)
Australian Unity Retail Property Fund 19.57
Australian Unity Office Property Fund 10.14
Arena Childcare Property Fund 2.02
360 Capital Industrial Fund 1.79
MAB Diversified Property Trust 1.59
Australian Unity Industrial Property Trust 1.41
Australian Unity Second Industrial Trust 1.20
CorVal Industry House Trust 1.14
360 Capital Retail Fund 0.36
Australian Unity Investments Office Property Trust 0.12
Total 39.34
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Valuation Policy
Benchmark 4 – Valuation policy
The Responsible Entity maintains and complies with a written
valuation policy that requires:
� a valuer to:
� be registered or licensed in the relevant state, territory or overseas
jurisdiction in which the property is located (where a registration
or licensing regime exists), or otherwise be a member of an
appropriate professional body in that jurisdiction; and
� be independent.
� procedures to be followed for dealing with any conflicts of interest
� rotation and diversity of valuers
� valuations to be obtained in accordance with a set timetable; and
� for each property, an independent valuation to be obtained:
� before the property is purchased:
− for a development property, on an ‘as is’ and ‘as if complete’
basis; and
− for all other property, on an ‘as is’ basis; and
� within two months after the directors form a view that there is a
likelihood that there has been a material change in the value of
the property.
AUPL meets this benchmark and complies with its Valuation
Policy. For further information or to obtain a copy of the policy
please contact us.
Regular valuation of underlying property assets is an important
aspect of managing the Fund in the best interests of investors.
In addition to the above requirements, AUPL’s Valuation Policy
also requires that:
� independent external valuations for new properties must be
complete no more than three months prior to exchange of
contracts
� independent external valuations for existing properties must
generally be conducted at least once in a financial year
� where there are multiple properties in a portfolio, the valuations
are to be staggered through the year; and
� where a property has been contracted for sale, the contracted
sale price may be adopted instead of the independent external
valuation.
Additionally, as part of our active management approach, we may
test asset values on market. At times, we may enter arrangements
at arm’s length with third parties which may impact the value of
assets within the portfolio including, but not limited to, put and
call options in respect of all or part of an asset within the portfolio.
If the value of an asset is impacted in this way, the value may
replace the last independent valuation obtained.
Related party transactions
Benchmark 5 and Disclosure Principle 5 – Related party
transactions
The Responsible Entity maintains and complies with a written policy
on related party transactions, including the assessment and approval
processes for such transactions and arrangements to manage
conflicts of interest.
AUPL meets this benchmark and complies with a Related Party
Policy.
Related party transactions carry a risk that they could be assessed
and reviewed less rigorously than transactions with other parties.
Australian Unity has policies and guidelines in place to manage
the risk of any actual or perceived conflict of interest as a result of
a related party transaction. Related party transactions with
Australian Unity Group entities are reviewed, approved and
monitored by senior management with clearly identified
governance policies and guidelines. Decisions in relation to
conflicts of interest and related party transactions are
documented.
As appropriate, we provide ongoing updates of material service
engagements and financial benefits that are paid to related
parties through the Fund Update and Continuous Disclosure
Notice. The value of related party payments are reported yearly as
part of the Fund’s Annual Report.
For further information about the Related Party Policy please
contact us. The latest Fund Update, Continuous Disclosure Notice,
and Annual Report can be found on our website
australianunityinvestments.com.au/pif. Alternatively we can send
you a free copy if you call us on 13 29 39.
Related Party activity
AUPL has appointed Australian Unity Property Management Pty
Ltd ABN 76 073 590 600 (AUPM) to provide some property
management services to the Fund. Investor approval is required
for this arrangement and the appointment has been made on
commercial terms and conditions and on an arm’s length basis.
AUPL and AUPM are wholly owned subsidiaries of Australian Unity
Limited (AUL) ABN 23 087 648 888 and are members of the
Australian Unity Group.
This transaction complies with Australian Unity’s Related Party
Policy.
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Australian Unity Property Management
AUPM is a property management business that may, under a
written arrangement, provide some of the following services to
the Fund as nominated from time to time:
� strategic advice on property acquisitions and sales or
arranging the sale or acquisition of property assets
� management of premises
� debt arranging, debt structure advice, debt facility
negotiation and debt management
� valuation services
� leasing services; and
� property management and project supervision.
The appointment of AUPM for these services is not exclusive and
AUPL may engage external service providers to undertake these
functions.
From 1 July 2012 to 30 September 2012 no services were
provided by AUPM.
Other related party service providers
AUPL may appoint other related parties from time to time. Please
refer to our website for updates.
Investments
AUL and its subsidiaries (related parties) may invest in the Fund
and the Fund may invest in related parties from time to time.
Details of related party investments are be included in the Fund’s
Annual Report. Investor approval is not required as the
transactions are made on commercial terms and conditions and
on an arm’s length basis.
As at 30 September 2012 related parties held interests in the Fund
of $91.46 million (74.39%) based on net assets.
Distribution practices
Benchmark 6 and Disclosure Principle 6 – Distribution practices
The Scheme will only pay distributions from its cash from operations
(excluding borrowings) available for distribution.
The Fund does not meet this benchmark.
Generally, the Fund aims and currently sources distributions from
cash from operations however it is permitted to fund distribution
payments from other sources, such as capital, if we consider it to
be in the interests of our investors (for example if rental income is
suddenly reduced unexpectedly) and where payment from that
source is expected to be sustainable given the circumstances.
The Distribution Policy is aligned to the ongoing earning capacity
of the Fund. We expect the current level of distributions to be
sustainable over the next 12 months. Where the Fund makes
distributions from capital, this will have the effect of reducing
investor equity.
Where this occurs and the Fund has borrowings, the reduction in
investors equity will have the effect of increasing the gearing ratio
and gearing related risks. Where a Fund is close to its gearing related
covenants, the risk of breaching these covenants is increased.
Withdrawal rights
Disclosure Principle 7 – Withdrawal rights
Withdrawals from the Fund are available daily. We normally
endeavour to meet a withdrawal request within five days,
however the Fund’s Constitution permits up to 180 days for
withdrawals to be met. Payment of withdrawals could be
extended further if fund assets could not be sold within this time.
Further information about the Fund’s withdrawal arrangements is
contained in the Fund’s current PDS, which can be found on our
website australianunityinvestments.com.au.
For further enquiries
Please contact us either by telephone, email or mail as shown
below:
Address 114 Albert Road South Melbourne, VIC 3205
Investor Services 13 29 39
Adviser Services 1800 649 033
Website australianunityinvestments.com.au
Email [email protected]
Important information
This investment product is issued by Australian Unity Property Limited ABN 58 079 538
499 115 AFSL 234455 in its capacity as Responsible Entity. This information is intended
only to provide a broad summary of this financial product. Investment decisions
should not be made upon the basis of its past performance or distribution rate, since
future returns will vary. You should refer to the current Product Disclosure Statement if
you wish to know more about this product. A copy can be obtained by telephoning
13 29 39, or from our website australianunityinvestments.com.au. The information
provided here was current at the time of publication only, and we recommend that
you access our website for further information.